11 Aug 1970
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1970
Page
1
B 52s dropped at least 180 tons of bombs near a South Vietnamese artillery base threatened by the Communist unit that hit Ripcord. US helicopters and Air Force fighters attacked groups two miles west of O Reilly as the base near the A Shau Valley faced intensified pressure amid withdrawal trends in South Vietnam.
A cholera outbreak in Soviet central Asia appears to spread into European Russia with travel bans extending to Kherson Lvov Sukhumi Batumi Sochi Simferopol Yalta and major cities like Ulyanovsk Volgograd Astrakhan and Odessa already closed to visitors. The closure of Simferopol blocks rail access to the Crimean peninsula and Russian authorities warn of further restrictions.
National Senate action spurred by a cured alcoholic advances a bill to fund up to 395 million dollars for local treatment and centers to aid repeat offenders. The measure passed by voice vote with 52 senators backing.
Senator Strom Thurmond, driving to his Washington office, was chased for over a mile by a District police car after allegedly running a red light. He stopped and was not charged due to congressional immunity. Officials say the officer was justified in stopping him. Thurmond said he did not know he was pursued and that the light was not red.
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